Neil Doef

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Smiths Falls, Ont.
High School:
Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute

Awards
Class of 1941 Trophy (2018-19, 2019-20)
Awarded annually to that varsity player who best reflected the winning spirit of the 1941 championship team and in doing so was an inspiration to his teammates.

At Princeton: Unable to compete following a spinal cord injury suffered at the World Junior A Challenge, Doef remained a part of the Princeton men's ice hockey program all four years on campus.

Before Princeton: Played two seasons with the Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) ... Scored 32 goals and 52 assists in 91 regular season games and added 10 points in 16 playoff appearances ... Bears were CCHL Bogart Cup finalists in 2013-14 ... Named league's Rookie of the Year in 2013-14 after earning Rookie of the Month honors twice ... Selected to play for Team Canada East at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge ... Sustained a spinal cord injury at the World Juniors ... Walked onstage, with the aid of a pole and electrical stimulation brace, at the 2016 NHL Draft to accept the NHL Central Scouting E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence ... Played for the Upper Canada Cylones organization from 2010-12, Rideau St. Lawrence Kings in 2009-10, and in the Smiths Falls Bears organization from 2004-09 ... An alternate captain of the 2013 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Championship team the Ottawa District Hockey Association (ODHL) ... 2015 graduate of Smith Falls District Collegiate Institute ... Also played varsity soccer.

Personal: Full name is Neil Bruce Doef ... Parents are Bruce and Bobbie-Jean Doef ... Has an older brother Nathan and two older sisters Nicole and Natalie.